- Palmerston 81's
Hockey team
team = Palmerston 81's
logosize = 125px
city =Palmerston, Ontario
league = WOAA Senior Hockey League
division = North
arena = Palmerston & District Community Centre
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coach = Todd Bender
GM = Rick Fisk
The Palmerston 81's are a senior hockey team based out of Palmerston,Ontario ,Canada . They play in theWestern Ontario Athletic Association Senior Hockey League .Championships
Palmerston won the WOAA Grand Championship in the 1957-58 season. The current Palmerston 81's have 3 WOAA Sr. "A" Championships, in 1998-99, 2005-06, and 2007-08, and they have a WOAA Sr. "AA" Championship, in 2002-03.
2006-07 81's Season
Palmerston, the defending Senior "A" Champions, had a very strong year, with a 17-7-0 record, good for 4th in the North Division.
The 81's would face the South Division champions, the
Clinton Radars in the "AA" quarter-finals. After falling behind by losing the first game of the series, Palmerston would win 2 in a row in overtime to take a 2-1 series lead. Clinton would come back and win 2 in a row to put Palmerston behind 3-2, however in the 6th game, the 81's staved off elimination with a convincing 5-2 victory, forcing a 7th game in Clinton. The 81's would fall behind the Radars 3-0 after the 1st period and could never recover, losing 6-2 and being eliminated from the playoffs.2007-08 81's Season
After starting the season off with a 7-2-1 record in their first 10 games, the 81's would slump, losing 6 of their next 8 games, to sit with a 9-8-1 record, and push the team out of the "AA" playoff picture. Palmerston snapped out of their slump, and in their remaining 8 games, they posted an impressive 7-0-1 record, and finish in 5th place in the North Division, and qualifying for the "A" playoffs.
The 81's opening opponent in the quarter-finals was the
Monkton Wildcats , and Monkton surpirsed Palmerston with a 4-3 OT victory in the series opener, followed by a 2-1 win in the 2nd game to take a 2-0 series lead. The 81's fought back, winning games 3 and 4 to tie the series, but the Wildcats put Palmerston on the brink of elimination with a 4-0 victory in the 5th game to take a 3-2 series lead. The 81's would once again fight back, hanging on for a 4-3 win in the 6th game, sending the series to a 7th and deciding game. Palmerston would complete the comeback, defeating Monkton 5-4, and advance to the "A" semi-finals.Palmerston would face the defending "A" champions, the
Durham Thundercats in the semi-finals, and the 81's would win a very wild opening game by a score of 9-7. Durham rebounded to tie the series up in the 2nd game, however, Palmerston would dominate the Thundercats in the 3rd game, winning 10-5, and taking a 2-1 series lead. Palmerston's offense stayed hot, defeating Durham 7-3 in the 4th game, and then defeating the Thundercats in the 5th game by a 7-4 score to win the series, advancing to the "A" finals.The 81's next opponent would be the
Lucknow Lancers , and after dropping the series opener by a 5-4 score, Palmerston would win the next 2 games by scores of 6-4 and 7-1 to take a 2-1 series lead. Lucknow evened the series with a 7-5 victory in the 4th game, however, Palmerston once again took the series lead with a solid 7-3 win in the 5th game. The 81's would hang on for a 3-2 win in the 6th game, winning the "A" championship for the 2nd time in 3 seasons.eason-by-Season Record
"Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T= Tie, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against"
"More information will be added as more becomes available"
Related links
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Palmerston, Ontario *
Western Ontario Athletic Association *
WOAA Senior Hockey League External links
* [http://www.woaa.on.ca/ WOAA Website]
* [http://www.woaasrhockey.com/ WOAA Senior Hockey Website]
* [http://www.geocities.com/palmerston81s// Palmerston 81's Website]
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